Water striders are aquatic insects that range from small to gigantic (large enough for a humanoid to ride upon) with a the ability to walk on water. The smaller variety are only found in Pandaria, while the larger variety (fen striders) are found primarily in Outland.

Though hunters can respec their pet water striders into Ferocity or Tenacity, they are inherently Cunning. In addition to the abilities that come standard with all pets ([Growl] and [Avoidance]) and those given to their natural or retrained specialization, all water striders are given the following: